Our vision is often more
limited: by our own concerns, by our own fears, by our own imaginations.
Yet in these things there
are seeds: the work of your spirit opening our mind and stirring our actions
towards something greater than even we see.
Grant us, in this time of worship, a measure of
grace to continue to wait in hope, to wait in expectation, and to wait with an
openness to the fullness of Your purpose.
God of all ages, you have
repeatedly planted the dream in unlikely people.
We remember the
vulnerable and barren Abraham, whom you chose to father a multitude long before
(and after) it seemed possible.
You called Moses to lead a
transformation, even while he was part of a power which was at the heart of
that problem.
Amos was a shepherd and
tree-keeper in another part of the world when you sent him to your people with
a unique message.
And Hosea – a man with deep
family relationship issues – becomes a bearer of hope in the midst trouble.
Your eyes, O God, have ever
been lifted to a future beyond our vision, yet one of which you give us
glimpses.
Though we barely
understand, and though we do not trust our capacity to see it through, we pray
that you would continue to lead us through.
For you have not only shared the vision with
us, You have poured out Your Spirit upon us, empowering us to do, and to be…
In our worship, we
declare Your glory
In our prayer, we seek Your
wisdom
In community, we begin to understand the wonder
of Your grace.
In our surrender, we
declare our trust in You.
Lord, we praise You!
